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Minnie Driver joins Peter Pan cast

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WENN.com
Nov 05, 2014

Actress Minnie Driver has joined the cast of the upcoming live Peter Pan U.S. TV special. The Good Will Hunting star will double up as the narrator and the adult Wendy Darling in the highly-anticipated event, which will air in December (14).
Driver is no stranger to musicals - she previously appeared in the 2004 big screen adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, and also has a successful music career, recently releasing her third studio album, Ask Me to Dance, in October (14).
She joins Girls star Allison Williams who plays the titular character, as well as Christopher Walken who portrays Captain Hook, and Broadway veterans Christian Borle and Kelli O'Hara.

The Peter Pan TV special scheduled for America later this year (14) has landed a darling Broadway favourite - five-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara has been cast as Wendy, John and Michael Darling's mum. The Bridges of Madison County and South Pacific stars joins a cast that includes Allison Williams as Pan, Christopher Walken as Captain Hook and Christian Borle who will double up as pirate Smee and George Darling.

Japanese actor Ken Watanabe is set to make his Broadway debut in a revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's The King And I. The Inception star will team up with Broadway favourite Kelli O'Hara in the musical about the relationship between the King of Siam and a British schoolteacher, who he enlists to tutor his wives and children.
The play will be directed by Bartlett Sher and will begin previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York in March, 2015.
The original stage show was adapted in 1951 from Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam and featured Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence.
It won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress and Best Featured Actor and spawned a 1956 film, for which Brynner reprised his role as the king and won an Academy Award.

The musical adaptation of The Bridges Of Madison County is set to close on Broadway, less than three months after opening night. The stage version of Robert James Waller's popular 1992 novel began previews at the Schoenfeld Theatre in January (14), but will close its doors on 18 May (14).
The news comes days after the production garnered four Tony Award nominations, including lead actress for Kelli O'Hara and Best Original Score for composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown.
However, the musical won't be going away forever - producers are reportedly preparing the show for a U.S. tour, slated to begin next autumn (15).

Beloved Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical The King & I is returning to the New York stage in 2015. The show will open at the Lincoln Center Theater with veteran thespian Kelli O'Hara, who is currently starring in Broadway's The Bridges of Madison County, rumoured to be among the cast.
Based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, the musical premiered on the Great White Way in 1951, and went on to become the fourth longest-running Broadway musical in history.
The show was revived on Broadway in 1996, with Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips in the lead roles. The production won a Best Revival Tony Award.

Kelli O'hara and Steven Pasquale, the stars of Off Broadway hit Far From Heaven, have signed on to play lovers in the stage musical version of Robert James Waller's novel The Bridges of Madison County. The production will open on Broadway in early 2014. Waller's story was turned into a 1995 film, starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.

While not as mainstream or easily accessible as the Hollywood film scene and its awards show The Oscars, The Tonys, the entertainment industry's annual celebration of all things Broadway, may be just as important as its big screen counterpart. Maybe even more so — a Tony win can lead to recognition in puts the spotlight on a show, actor or creative behind-the-scenes contributor. Suddenly, their theatrical endeavor is mainstream, and so is everything they do after. The Tonys is a career making show — the Academy Awards can't always say the same.
Tonight's show could kickstart a number of careers. Find out who the winners are by keeping up with this page all night! The Tonys begin tonight, June 10, at 8 EST on CBS. The winners appear in bold:
Best Play
Claybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical
Lysistra Jones, Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies, Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work If You Can Get It, Joe DiPietro
Once, Enda Walsh
Best Original Score
Bonnie &amp; Clyde, Music: Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics: Don Black
Newsies, Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors, Music &amp; Lyrics: Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher, Music: Wayne Barker, Lyrics: Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play
Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella, Man and Boy
John Lithgow, The Columnist
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
Trcie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon, Wit
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Follies
Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
Steve Kazee, Once
Norm Lewis, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Rob Raines, Follies
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jam Maxwell, Follies
Audra McDonald, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Cristin MIlloti, Once
Kelli O'Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes Bonnie &amp; Clyde
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Tom Edden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow
Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Spencer Kayden, Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Linda Emond, Death of a Salesman
Condola Rashad, Stick Fly
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Phillip Boykin, em>The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris, Evita
Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It
David Alan Grier, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Josh Young Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jayne Houdyshell, Follies
Jessie Mueller, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Elizabeth A. Davis, Once
Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Da'Vine Joy Randoplh Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
Mike Nichols, Death of a Salesman
Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Direction of a Musical
Diane Paulus, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
John Tiffany, Once
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Evita
Christopher Gattelli, Newsies
Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Steven Hoggett, Once
Best Orchestrations
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Danny Troob, Newsies
Bill Elliot, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Martin Lowe, Once
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Daniel Ostling, Claybourne Park
John lee Beatty, Other Desert Cities
Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll, Ghost the Musical
Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel, Newsies
George Tsypin, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Bob Crowley, Once
Best Costume Design of a Play
Paul Tazewell, A Streetcar Named Desire
Don't Dress for Dinner, William Ivey Long
Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher
Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
Best Costume Design of a Musical
ESosa, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Gregg Barnes, Follies
Eiko Ishioka, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Martin Pakledinaz, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Peter Kaczorowski, The Road to Mecca
Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities
Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher
Brian MacDevitt, Death of a Salesman
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Natasha Katz, Follies
Natasha Katz, Once
Hugh Vanstone, Ghost the Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, One Man, Two Guvnors
Gareth Owen, End of the Rainbow
Darron L. West, Peter and the Starcatcher
Scott Lehrer, Death of a Salesman
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Kai Harada, Follies
Clive Goodwin, Once
Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It
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The popular show has garnered nods across the board including the coveted Best Musical category at the 66th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Once will go up against Leap of Faith, Newsies and Nice Work If You Can Get It for the top prize.
Meanwhile Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher and Venus in Fur will all compete for the Best Play accolade.
Hollywood star Phillip Seymour Hoffman is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his part in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he'll go head-to-head with John Lithgow (The Columnist), Frank Langella (Man and Boy), James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) for the honour.
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play title for her turn in Wit but she'll face stiff competition from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Stockard Channing (Other Desert Cities) and Linda Lavin (The Lyons).
Also landing mentions were new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield for his feature role in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and David Alan Grier for his part in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
The winners will be unveiled at the prizegiving ceremony, hosted by funnyman Neil Patrick Harris, on 10 June (12) at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical:
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical:
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work if You Can Get It - Joe Dipietro
Once - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Bonnie &amp; Clyde - Frank Wildhorn and Don Black
Newsies - Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Wayne Barker and Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical:
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie &amp; Clyde
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier -The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work if You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play:
One Man, Two Guvnors - Nicholas Hytner
Clybourne Park - Pam MacKinnon
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - Mike Nichols
Peter and the Starcatcher - Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Best Direction of a Musical:
Newsies - Jeff Calhoun
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Diane Paulus
Once - John Tiffany
Best Choreography:
Evita - Rob Ashford
Newsies - Christopher Gattelli
Once - Steven Hoggett
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
Best Orchestrations:
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Bill Elliott
Once - Martin Lowe
Newsies - Danny Troob.